Maria Panagiotou

Cypriot footballer

Maria Panagiotou
Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19)^[1]
Place of birth	Agios Ioannis, Cyprus^[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder^[3]
Team information
Current team	AEK Athens F.C.
Youth career
2015–2016	Apollon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2024	Apollon	126	(30)
2024–	AEK
International career^‡
2021–2023	Cyprus U19	12	(1)
2021–	Cyprus	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024.^[4]

Maria Panagiotou (Greek: Μαρία Παναγιώτου, born 5 February 2005) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek A Division club AEK Athens and the Cyprus women's national team.

Club career

Panagiotou joines the Apollon Ladies academy at the age of 10 and in 2016 she started making appearances for the first team.^[2] She has played in over 150 matches for the club, helping them win 6 league titles, 5 cup titles and 3 super cup titles.^[5] Maria made her UWCL debut in 2021 when she came off the bench for 3 minutes in a 2-0 win over Dinamo Minsk.^[6]

On 27 July 2024, she signed with Greek club AEK Athens.^[5]

International career

Panagiotou capped for Cyprus at senior level during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Other^[b]		Europe^[c]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Apollon	2016/17	Cypriot First Division	9	3	2	0	–		–		11	3
	2017/18		15	2	3	0	–		–		18	2
	2018/19		16	7	2	0	1	0	–		19	7
	2019/20		16	9	1	0	–		–		17	9
	2020/21		19	3	3	0	–		–		22	3
	2021/22		16	2	5	0	1	0	4	0	26	2
	2022/23		21	2	3	0	–		2	0	26	2
	2023/24		14	2	4	1	1	1	3	0	22	4
	Total		126	30	23	1	3	1	9	0	161	32
AEK	2024/25	Greek A Division					–		–
Career Total			126	30	23	1	3	1	9	0	161	32

^ Includes Cypriot Cup, Greek Cup
^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup
^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Apollon

Cypriot First Division (6): 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
Cypriot Cup (5): 2016/17, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2022/23
Cypriot Super Cup (3): 2017, 2021, 2023

Individual

PASP BEST11 Women's (4): 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

References

^ Maria Panagiotou at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Next Big Thing ονόματι…Μαρία Παναγιώτου!". limassoltoday.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Maria Panagiotou - Cyprus - Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Maria Panagiotou". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Στην ΑΕΚ η Μαρία Παναγιώτου". kingsport.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Apollon 2:0 Dinamo Minsk". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Cyprus | Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΟΥ". ginekio.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.